A Numerical Technique for Determining the Internal Field in Biological Bodies Exposed to Electromagnetic Fields

Caorsi, Salvatore and Bermani, Emanuela and Massa, Andrea and Pastorino, Matteo and Rosani, Andrea and Randazzo, Andrea (2004) A Numerical Technique for Determining the Internal Field in Biological Bodies Exposed to Electromagnetic Fields. UNSPECIFIED.

Abstract

In this paper, the field prediction inside biological bodies exposed to electromagnetic incident waves is addressed by considering inverse scattering techniques. In particular, the aim is to evaluate the possibility of limiting the test area in order to strongly reduce the computational time, ensuring, at the same time, a quite accurate solution. The approach is based on separating the scattering contributions of the region under test and the other part of the biological body. The starting point is represented by the inverse-scattering equations, which are recast as a functional to be minimized. A Green's function approach is then developed in order to include an approximate knowledge (a model) of the biological body. The possible application of the approach for diagnostic purposes is also discussed.